[On the enduring popularity of RoboCop] "It was my contribution to cinema". [Talking about Robocop 2]: "There was a couple of things that made the character more human that weren't used. I can't remember exactly what the scenes were, I just remember wondering why they weren't in." [On turning down the third Robocop film]: "I have to say it didn't quite have the third great act that Robocop 1 had, and by the time I was into the second one I knew I was tired of it, plus David Cronenberg had asked me to do Naked Lunch with him, so I was happy to do it, and was happy to be gone." [Further talking about Robocop]: "Aside from the action-adventure, the corruption, corporate machinery gone berserk and so on, the heart of all this is a morality tale. It's like Beauty and the Beast, or the Tin Man of The Wizard of Oz. It's a great little jewel of a human story." [Talking about making the original Robocop (1987)]: "When I was making it, I knew it was going to be a great thing, but you never know whether they are going to be successful or not. I knew we where making a fantastic social allegory, and, I don't want to sound pretentious, a spiritual one as well."